PM, Annan discuss UN reforms, Tharoor's candidature

HAVANA: United Nations reforms and the candidature of Shashi Tharoor for post of Secretary General came up for discussions during a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Saturday.

The two leaders met on the sidelines the NAM summit.

New Delhi has been campaigning for urgent reforms of the UN, in particular expansion of the Security Council to provide representation to countries like India as part of the democratisation of the UN body.

Annan briefed the Prime Minister on the UN's role in Nepal and promised to be in touch with India.